A bill introduced this week would prevent the NC Building Code Council from making changes to its energy efficiency rules until 2031. The energy code has become a point of contention between the ...

The N.C. Building Code Council is seeking changes that would require increased insulation and energy efficiency standards in new buildings. Here, a worker carries lumber for framing of the second ...

A bill recently introduced in the General Assembly would effectively freeze parts of existing home building rules for the rest of the decade and overhaul who crafts building codes in North Carolina, ...